Below are the highlights of this survey's results, along with the total number of respondents. The survey participants were viewers of "American Porn" and/or visitors to the Web site who answered the questions over the first few months following the original February 2002 broadcast.

10453

respondents

Sex of the respondents

male80% (8454)

female17% (1792)

Age group of the respondents

18 - 20 years11% (1161)

21 - 30 years31% (3281)

31 - 40 years29% (3081)

41 - 50 years15% (1619)

51 - 60 years7% (756)

61 - 70 years2% (227)

71 or older1% (118)

How often have you viewed sexual images in the past month?

Not once, and I have never before3% (315)

Not once, but I have in the past20% (2119)

One or two times16% (1768)

Once a week10% (1138)

A few times a week27% (2851)

Once a day9% (953)

Several times a day10% (1126)

If you use pornography, how much time per week did you spend on it during the past month?

I did not use porn during the past month11% (1195)

Less than one hour18% (1968)

1-5 hours37% (3889)

6-15 hours16% (1708)

16-25 hours6% (690)

26-50 hours3% (395)

More than 50 hours3% (337)

· The top five feelings expressed about porn

86%

It can educate people

72%

It offers a harmless outlet for unconventional or other private fantasies

68%

It can lead to more open attitudes about (one's own) sexuality

55%

It can improve relationships

49%

It is offensive and degrading

· Why do you use porn? (top five answers)

72%

To masturbate/for physical release

69%

To sexually arouse myself and/or others

54%

Out of curiosity

43%

Because I can fantasize about things I would not necessarily want in real life

38%

To distract myself

· Why do you think other people use porn? (top five answers)

87%

Out of curiosity

83%

To masturbate/for physical release

82%

To sexually arouse themselves and/or others

77%

To entertain themselves

65%

Because they don't have a sexual partner

· If you used porn, how do you feel about this?

80%

I am fine with my porn use

30%

I feel bad while I'm using porn

19%

I am fine with it, but my partner doesn't (or would not) like me using porn

16%

I feel bad after using porn

9%

I have tried to stop using it but I can't

· If you used pornography in the past, but not anymore, why do you not use it anymore? (top five answers)

4%

Other reasons

4%

I got bored with it

2%

Change in life circumstances (new job, new relationship, children)

2%

It led from bad to worse (e.g., I became "addicted")

1%

It was starting to affect my relationships with others, my work, or other activities

· If you have never used pornography, why not? (top five answers)

3%

It is offensive and degrading

2%

I am not interested in it

2%

It goes against my values

1%

It violates my religious principles

1%

It confirms stereotypes of men, women, and/or of what sex really is about